Chapter 580: Yielding
The Beast Mark of Death was identical to other Totem mystic techniques. It was achieved by killing a desolate beast, extracting the essence of life from it and merging that life essence into one’s body. Previously, when Yi Yun killed the Golden Crow species, he used the Beast Mark of Death to condense his Aspect Totem.
In fact, the “Ten Thousand Beast Totem” remnant copy that the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom had only had the procedure regarding the Beast Mark of Death.
However, in the God Advent Tower, after Yi Yun obtained the complete “Ten Thousand Beast Totem”, he found another procedure to condense a beast mark, that was the Beast Mark of Life.
Under the situation of not killing a desolate beast, but condensing it into a Beast Mark of Life, the entire desolate beast’s spirit, soul, Qi and blood would merge with his body.
In a certain way, this was similar to a Contract Beast. After beastmasters tamed a spirit beast, they could form a contract with the beast, keeping the spirit beast in their bodies. They could then summon their Contract Beasts in battle when required.
The difference between a Beast Mark of Life and a Contract Beast was that the refined desolate beast would never be able to recover its form as a desolate beast. It would become another form of life, similar to Item Spirits and Sword Souls.
After a Beast Mark of Life merged into a refiner’s body, the refiner would obtain many benefits. He could draw upon the desolate beast’s strength and a small portion of its nomological properties. Furthermore, the refiner could constantly nurture the desolate beast that was in Beast Mark of Life form.
With the desolate beast becoming stronger, the cultivator’s strength would correspondingly increase as well.
There were many more benefits that could be derived from the Beast Mark of Life than from the Beast Mark of Death. But in comparison, a condensed Beast Mark of Life had numerous limitations.
Beast Marks of Death could be condensed from killing tens of thousands of primordial species, and form thousands of them.
However, a person, who cultivated the “Ten Thousand Beast Totem”, could only form three Beast Marks of Life.
In the small success stage of the “Ten Thousand Beast Totem”, he could condense one. Two, when in the large success stage, and three when it was completely mastered.
The “Ten Thousand Beast Totem” was an extremely profound and intricate Totem mystic technique, so it was not easy to completely master it.
Hence, every Beast Mark of Life allocation was very valuable to Yi Yun.
Yi Yun chose the Nine Neonate only after deep consideration.
A young Nine Neonate may not be powerful, but it had potential to grow.
If he could let the Nine Neonate Beast Mark survive its nine Heavenly Tribulations, this Nine Neonate Beast Mark would grow into an extremely terrifying one!
However, it was too difficult to nurture a Nine Tribulation Nine Neonate. It might not even be possible in the Yang God Empyrean Heaven. The price to pay was extremely large, so even the mighty figures in the Yang God Empyrean Heaven might fail to do so.
However… Yi Yun believed that human effort was the deciding factor.
As long as he had perseverance, fated luck and hard work, even an ordinary mortal had the chance to become a peerless Great Emperor.
Furthermore, Yi Yun had the Purple Crystal Origins.
The Nine Neonate had the potential to grow, so from this point alone, it was already enough for Yi Yun.
“Nine Neonate!” Yi Yun stood in front of the Nine Neonate’s centermost head. The huge head was slumped on the ground, but its three eyes were looking at Yi Yun.
“You were born in the Tian Yuan world. The Heaven Earth Yuan Qi there is impoverished, so the heavenly treasures it produces are lacking in number. It is nearly impossible for you to survive the Heavenly Tribulations!”